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Pianola in Film "The Night We Got the Bird"
By Robin Cherry

"The Night We Got the Bird", a British 1960 unfunny comedy shown here
on Channel 4 at 1330 yesterday, contains three short appearances of an
Aeolian upright.  I couldn't see the model type or much detail.  The
Temponamic lever identified it as a Duo-Art and indeed it played
electrically, the roll just visible.  One door of the roll box was
shut, the other open.

A bride is due to make an appearance at a house where a reception is
waiting.  On her arrival someone says, "Switch on the electric pianola".
Someone does, and out comes "Here comes the Bride".  The sound is obviously
overdubbed in post production.  A little later the piano is seen closed
up.

A little later still it is open again and when some character bumps
into it, it starts up and plays a popular melody, the title of which I
have ashamedly forgotten.  All this description flatters a film which
in my opinion is truly dreadful.

Best wishes to all

Robin Cherry


(Message sent Tue 28 Nov 2000, 16:28:07 GMT, from time zone GMT.)

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